Corfe Castle is a 12th century castle in ruins on top of a hill in Dorset. It used to be a Saxon stronghold, Norman fortress, royal palace, and family home. After six centuries of keeping enemies at bay, an Act of Parliament was passed at Wareham to destroy the castle. Captain Hughes of Lulworth was given the job of demolishing it. His sappers dug deep holes packed with gunpowder to bring the towers and ramparts crashing down, resulting in the yawning gaps and crazy angles we see today.
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